On June 3, 1970, “Harvest” label released “Deep Purple in Rock”, the fourth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded October 1969 – April 1970, at “IBC Studios”, “De Lane Lea Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan. In 2005, “Classic Rock” magazine awarded “In Rock”, with the “Classic Rock and Roll of Honor Award” in the category “Classic Album”.
Personnel:
- Ian Gillan– lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Jon Lord– keyboards, organ
- Roger Glover– bass
- Ian Paice– drums, percussion
- Andy Knight – engineer
- Martin Birch– engineer
- Phil McDonald – engineer
- Peter Mew– remastering
- Tom Bender, Jason Butera – additional studio work
- Nesbit, Phipps & Froome – artwork
- Edwards Coletta Productions – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
- Speed King
- Bloodsucker
- Child in Time
- Flight of the Rat
- Into the Fire
- Living Wreck
- Hard Lovin’ Man
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